Is it safe to dine out now that many of us have been vaccinated? Inside or out? Mask or no mask? Is it safe for employees in restaurants to go back to work? Time to hear from the experts, especially those who study these issues: Corby Kummer, renown food critic and now executive director of the Food & Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, which researched the challenges and created a guide on restaurant dining and safety during the pandemic. Bottom line: Safety means taking some precautions.